Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 16: The Euro Has Started!!

ballsofsteelandfury - June 15, 2024June 15, 2024

Germany scored 6 goals in their opening match against Scotland on Friday. Charitably, one counted for Scotland, so that was a 5-1 thrashing, giving Germany its biggest ever victory in the European Championships and Scotland its biggest loss Today's games were Hungary v Switzerland, Spain v Croatia, and Italy v

Sexy Friday – 20240614

Mr. Ayo - June 14, 2024June 13, 2024

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TGIF! Hope everyone is enjoying sweeps week on the ice and hardwood. But this is actually a great outcome because we can now focus on the Euros and Copa America for some titillating 0-0, or even more exciting 1-1 ties. I kid, i kid. That won't happen until the knockout

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 13

ballsofsteelandfury - June 12, 2024June 10, 2024

We got a LOT of surprises AGAIN this week! I don't remember doing so badly on the Footy Tips. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/yAN-IFisYL4?si=uAs491YrQgjEtK64 https://youtu.be/5FvmtKaFi0s?si=JZpcmDl3q8Sg3bao https://youtu.be/1ZXPgoPaYkA?si=3uUUTzGN-1kbP9ZR https://youtu.be/_9l-BnBrp50?si=tbjR2C078AvxJCh7 https://youtu.be/YlkMKGvTa7I?si=wwb_yoJIa-beJzsg https://youtu.be/NKDpcGxn7xw?si=NEA0aYrCaSdouR5C https://youtu.be/uymtCFgmChE?si=r--AGkcLXjAv2JTF https://youtu.be/PXSu5Pp8LDc?si=S45L2YdN1yu2izhW *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers fell to Hippo's Blues, who have seemed to turn around their season. Both teams are on the

Monday Morning Mock Draft: Hey, Not So Loud!!

DFOing Good

Horatio Cornblower - June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

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(I can't think of a decent featured image for this one; someone hit with me some little people!) Greetings, folks. I write this after having gone out to dinner with some friends who know the owners of the restaurant, (and who I suspect bankrolled at least some of it), and let

Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 15

ballsofsteelandfury - June 8, 2024June 7, 2024

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I really need to find a picture of Marika either playing golf or wearing a golf outfit. I am playing in my club's championship tourney this weekend. It's a two day event, so when this posts I will have finished the first 18. Hopefully, I did well. I'll let

Sexy Friday – 20240607

Mr. Ayo - June 7, 2024June 7, 2024

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TGIF! Can't the NBA and NHL just get along and alternate days of playing their finals? Having nothing today is just brutal, although I have enough freezer vodka to comfort me. Survival - Personal Edition Let's talk about squirrels. Specifically, how to clean and cook one. Wait, hear me out! Or not,

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 12

ballsofsteelandfury - June 4, 2024June 3, 2024

We got a LOT of surprises this week. I don't think I've seen so many upsets in one week. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/cVhu48pUFN4?si=RXBoEN64ddv6Eini https://youtu.be/JKX47slbino?si=hE5xajAYGzVRtErG https://youtu.be/R75v1Q9Q88s?si=8ZimfApPghue1mCg https://youtu.be/bjMfZOEiJP8?si=vQcnQPoFiLzVgHbZ https://youtu.be/xF_tLgg8Bw8?si=Qh8-ctt3Crqr7O36 https://youtu.be/_ZeGt-mNZ8Q?si=FLTDz2IY-PvTa2hf https://youtu.be/Qh69Bx4i26s?si=h4oOy6QACUfz7Njb *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers are still in second place even thought they lost to the Gold Coast Suns. I'm fact, I

Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 14 and 1000th Post!

ballsofsteelandfury - June 1, 2024May 27, 2024

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Holy shit! I never in my life thought I'd write 1000 posts for this wee website. I never thought I would write 1000 things period. All I want to say is Thank You to y'all for allowing me to write and do something I never thought I'd do. It's surreal. I'm

Sexy Friday – 20240531

Mr. Ayo - May 31, 2024May 30, 2024

TGIF! Hope everyone enjoyed their short week. (No offense, LowRatio) By the time you're reading this, I'm melting in Palm Springs. Hope your weekend goes better. Survival - Personal Edition Speaking of great weather, let's combine that with some work. That's right, we're going to join a professional video conference from the

Summer of Soccer Previews: Slovenia in Euro 2024

ballsofsteelandfury - May 29, 2024May 27, 2024

Back in the olden times, pre-COVID, I took advantage of BMW's European Delivery program and flew to Munich to pick up my M car and drive it through Central Europe. I went south to Austria and then southeast through Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia again, and then back to Germany to

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 11

ballsofsteelandfury - May 29, 2024May 26, 2024

We got some cool ass guernseys again this round! Yes, Doug Nichols Round spans two weeks! That's why you see different logos on the ground and names in the Ladder and the Highlight videos. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/6SCnboUD49I?si=-_qtBqg5MIXhPM2H https://youtu.be/l-rI6pGh2cs?si=IjugO0HMx_H8J__g https://youtu.be/xM3sXLaAY2M?si=cUbHlzKW7hsNAL8z https://youtu.be/kqvbsHLmSf8?si=g4aiVxG-gnv_4q3O https://youtu.be/AYat2Mr2AQ4?si=U8xTs99QNo68WJhY https://youtu.be/2Z840rmOsP8?si=tq8Kn_ONVGz7UMQt https://youtu.be/Nkmx7K8PMnE?si=S5Ja5i2Zp1t8UHXn https://youtu.be/miwP2ikRx4w?si=c7Z0M2AAsLjUxPtS https://youtu.be/QqDTpN5Iqf4?si=2bTvGpzylUwei-Yj *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers are still

Balls Magazine Year 2, Volume 7 (28 overall)

ballsofsteelandfury - May 28, 2024May 27, 2024

This round happened a little before the "Casino" tournament in Palm Springs that my retired friend is putting on. Coincidentally, he was the one that set up the tee time and got the other two in the foursome for this round. This game was also on a work day because 1)